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Change at Waterloo

Article by Tim Tonkin and Alex Cauvi, from The Doctor, February 2020.

Mental Health Awareness Week

In the UK, the 18th to the 24th of May is Mental Health Awareness week. We're marking the occasion by sharing a powerful story from one of our veterans.

Take the 2.6 Challenge for Waterloo Uncovered!

We're raising money to support our vital work in veteran recovery by taking on the 2.6 Challenge – and you can help us! Read on to find out how you can take on the challenge yourself or donate to support us from now until the 18th of June.

2.6 Challenge: the Final March

Our highly successful 2.6 Challenge fundraising campaign will culminate in a marathon 26-mile march on Thursday 18th, the 205th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo – and we need your help!

2.6 Challenge: LAST CHANCE TO DONATE!

Our 2.6 Challenge ends at midnight on the 18th of June, after our marathon 26-mile march to mark the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Join us in looking back on some of our supporters' best 2.6 Challenges, and find out how you can donate – it's your last chance to support us before the campaign ends!

2.6 Challenge: Thank You!

Find out what we've been up to and how much we've raised as our 2.6 Challenge fundraising campaign draws to a close!

Armed Forces Day

On Saturday the 27th of June, we recognise Armed Forces Day, a chance to show our support for the veterans, serving personnel, reservists, cadets and families that make up the Armed Forces community.

Remembrance

Acknowledging the impact of war on people through the ages is a very important part of the work of Waterloo Uncovered. Here, some of our previous participants - men and women who have served themselves - offer their reflections on their own experiences and on the accounts left by the people who fought and suffered in the battle 200 years ago, in Waterloo Uncovered’s annual act of remembrance, Reading to Remember.

Countdown to Christmas

Join Waterloo Uncovered for our Countdown to Christmas, where we recap the highlights of 2020 with facts about our year. Each fact is accompanied by the regimental march of one of the regiments that fought at Waterloo, performed by Jack West-Sherring!

A Fallen Veteran of Waterloo

We're sad to report that one of the three remaining witnesses to the Battle of Waterloo has fallen after centuries of standing guard....

Waterloo Pubs

The Battle of Waterloo had a huge influence on British history - and British pub names! There are dozens of pubs in the UK with names relating to the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington and Napoleon. Find your local with our new map.

French Near Victory at Waterloo?

The Duke of Wellington once described Waterloo as “the nearest-run thing you ever saw in your life.” Evidence uncovered by Waterloo Uncovered at Hougoumont and Mont-Saint-Jean has revealed just how true that statement is – and just how close Napoleon came to winning at the Battle of Waterloo.